RICHARD GUEST had paid tribute to the bravery of the legendary Red Marauder who overcame countless setbacks to win the ‘monsoon’ Grand National of 2001 when just four runners completed the Aintree marathon because of the saturated ground.

Turf Talk: Mise En Rose can be trusted to go well under William Buick’s direction

Turf Talk: Brian The Snail’s ability level picking up pace

Brian The Snail might not be destined to be running in Classics with that sort of name but showed a decent level of ability when winning on debut and can follow up in the catterickbridge.co.uk Novice Stakes.